Reading this morning in the news:
Suspect in Utah County officer shooting has died
Thursday attacks » Police say they may never know the motive.
By Nate Carlisle, BROOKE Adams and Jessica Miller | The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published Jan 31 2014 11:12 am
Spanish Fork • The suspect in the shooting death of one Utah County Sheriff’s officer and the wounding of another died Friday as law enforcement provided more detail on four shootings that stretched through two counties.
Jose Angel Garcia-Jauregui, 27, succumbed to his injuries at 2:20 p.m. Friday at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. He was shot in Juab County on Thursday after police say he shot and killed Sgt. Cory Wride, 44, and wounded Deputy Greg Sherwood, 38.
Jose Angel Garcia-Jauregui.
What to say? He illustrates four things that we do not want to talk about in culture, but we need to discuss.
1. He had a long criminal record. He had bolted from his parole officer and was a wanted felon. Why do Utah parole officers have so many cases? More parole officers needed.
2. Garcia-Jauregui had killed a person by stabbing said person multiple times with a screw driver and then running the person over with a car. In jail he earned contraband citations and got into a violent confrontation. The parole board released him in less than 5 years. Five years. The legislature needs to hold hearings and do some rules adjusting. The legislature needs to understand that funding prison programs will not come cheap.
3. His is yet another story of the Second Amendment in action. Someone was perfectly willing to either give or sell this man a weapon. Or he stole a weapon from somebody whom did not keep a weapon secure. I am tired of hearing Second Amendment Supporters talk about these sorts of incidents as if they cannot be helped and that the victims are unfortunate but collateral damage.
4. His sort of anger and violence management problems also illustrate that mental health always needs more funding for research and treatment.
THE CALL TO ACTION
Incidents like Jose Angel Garcia-Jauregui do not happen by accident. The particular indicate the legislature needs to hold hearings and adjust certain regulations with weapons and prisoners.
The U S Constitution needs an amendment guaranteeing self defense. The Second Amendment is not it.
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I'll tell you what the problem is. It's the justice system. It's a joke. A felon knows he will never have to serve out his sentence. Attempted murder and he gets out early! Are you serious? They need to follow through. Make them stay in for the time they are given. If they screw up they need to stay in longer. The justice system rewards bad behavior!
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